Phillies' Cristopher Sánchez Sets 44 2/3‑Scoreless Record

Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sánchez set a new franchise record on Wednesday, extending his scoreless innings streak to 44 2/3 innings in a 3-0 victory over the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. The performance surpassed the previous mark of 41 innings set by Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander in 1911.

Sánchez secured the record by retiring Jackson Merrill on a groundout to end the fourth inning. He continued his dominant outing, pitching seven full innings while allowing six hits and no walks, striking out nine batters. He left the game after throwing 100 pitches, emphatically pumping his fists after striking out pinch-hitter Ty France to conclude the seventh inning. The win completed a three-game series sweep for the Phillies.

The Padres threatened to end the streak on several occasions. In the fourth inning, Manny Machado sent a deep fly ball to left field that Edmundo Sosa caught just in front of the wall. Later, in the sixth, center fielder Justin Crawford made a running catch at the wall to rob Machado of an extra-base hit. San Diego went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position during the game and stranded multiple runners in scoring position in the...